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The House Education Committee ended on a sour note Tuesday after testimony on gender- and transgender-legislation when the Republican sponsor of a bill that schools would no longer supply free menstrual products to girls accused a Democratic Representative of demeaning his bill.
Jerry Monkman, environmental videographer; Fred McNeil, Manchester city engineer; Dave Anderson, New Hampshire Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests and John Macone from the Merrimack Valley Watershed Council, share their expertise.
Teachers, school staff, and daycare workers can expect to be vaccinated against COVID-19 – some as early as March 12 – rather than waiting until April and May due to increased availability of COVID-19 vaccines and the rapid delivery of vaccines to date, state officials said at Thursday’s news conference.
The state’s Blaine amendment prohibiting state funding of religious schools, is a stain on the state’s reputation, said supporters of repealing it through a proposed constitutional amendment that could be before voters in 2022.
State revenues continue to be higher than expected, and that has Gov. Chris Sununu calling for House budget writers to fund programs he eliminated in his budget proposal.
Former congressional candidate Eddie Edwards of Dover was unanimously approved as assistant commissioner of the Department of Safety and Gov. Chris Sununu formally placed the name of his chief legal counsel, John Formella of Portsmouth, to be the next attorney general at the Executive Council meeting Wednesday.
Join us on Sunday, February 28th, 2021 at 6:00 PM via Zoom to recognize and honor these individuals who are going above and beyond to make New Hampshire a more diverse and inclusive state.
The second day of a contentious House session ended Thursday with an hour-long discussion about two remonstrances – or grievances – submitted to the House.
Jeremy Hitchcock: It is time for me to step down from the board and transition this process into the capable hands of my fellow trustees.